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High Accuracy Global Positioning System Upgrades at Transportation Technology Center
Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) upgraded and installed new equipment enabling High Accuracy Global Positioning System (HA-GPS) to the Transportation Technology Center’s (TTC) existing GPS reference station. The intent was to provide a high...Industry Survey of Bolsters and Side Frames Removed from Service
Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) conducted an industry survey of defective bolsters and side frames removed from service. Scrapped components (approximately 70 bolsters and 55 side frames) from four railcar shops were analyzed, and the data collected was used to create a database...2015 Right-of-Way Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop
In response to the successful 2008 and 2012 Trespasser Workshops, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored the 2015 Right-of-Way (ROW) Fatality and Trespass Prevention workshop to keep up the momentum that had been previously established. The FRA Administrator (who was Acting...